Extended Tube Feeding in Patients with Oesophageal Cancer - Pilot
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Oesophageal CancerCancer - Oesophageal (gullet)Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12618001385235
- Lead Sponsor
- Mrs Emma McNamara
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with oesophageal cancer undergoing curative surgery at the John Hunter Hospital, NSW (ie patients undergoing surgery with a view to cure cancer rather than for palliative or short term treatment).
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having non-curative surgery
Patients being discharged to another facility other than home.
Women who are pregnant would not generally be candidates for oesophageal cancer so would not be participants, additionally as an adult hospital, all patients will be aged > 18 years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method